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Taipei, Taiwan November 12, 2003-With MAX3, ABIT is
again taking an evolutionary step that a few months from now will become
somehow standard. Other companies will not be able to copy our unique
new cooling solution, but they will certainly try to.
KV8-MAX3 |
IC7-MAX3 |
The Effects of Heat
Heat is detrimental to the delicate components that comprise motherboards
and add-on cards such as capacitors and mosfets. The cooler the temperatures,
the more effective components work. Over time, excess heat will wear down
components causing more system crashes and will eventually lead to system
burnout. Only ABIT looks at this problem seriously and has come up with
a viable solution to the excess heat produced by motherboard components.
Fig. 1 Thermal imaging of capacitors and
mosfets during normal use. Note violet, red and yellow are hot.
A New Standard Needed
The ABIT Engineers have determined that a radical new design was needed
for a cooling solution to be affective at reducing heat. Although active
northbridge cooling has been a solid step forward, this does not address
the other components on board that build up heat. To this end, we have
devised a new solution which takes these issues into account. This new
solution will change the industry and become a new standard in motherboard
cooling.
Fig. 2 Same area shown in Fig. 1 with active cooling
The Evolution of OTES
The original OTES redefined VGA cooling to the point where manufacturers
are now using gimmicks like multiple fan combinations on VGA cards in
a vain effort to match the cooling prowess of OTES. Now, in the interests
of cooling and performance, OTES has been redesigned to cool the hottest
part of a motherboard: the PWM power regulation mosfets and capacitors.
While active cooling on the northbridge has been developed in recent years,
the PWM area has been completely ignored. OTES fills this need, while
also serving to exhaust air outside of the PC case.
Fig. 3 & 2: Thermal photos showing PWM area with OTES (L)
and without (R).
With ABIT's OTES for the IC7 and KV8 MAX3, enthusiasts have the most
complete thermal solution ever designed for a motherboard, and one of
the most effective for a PC. With OTES, enthusiasts have a cooling solution
that will allow them to push their systems to the breaking point-and beyond.
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